Russia pulled the Iskander-M launcher closer to Ukraine, many attacks were repelled

In the face of growing Western sanctions and strong resistance by Ukrainian forces, Russia has maintained its long-range bombing and launched a new offensive in the east, according to Reuters news agency. Ukraine.

Russia deploys Iskander-M missile launcher near Ukraine

In the latest development today, the armed forces of Ukraine said that Russia has deployed Iskander-M mobile battlefield missile launchers near the Ukrainian border, within a range of 60km. The Ukrainian military update this morning read: “The enemy has increased his troops in the Belgorod region by transferring and concentrating additional units. According to available information, the Iskander-M launcher has been deployed. 60km from the Russian-Ukrainian border. However, the Ukrainian armed forces did not disclose more details about the location of this launcher.

Reuters has not been able to verify this information and Moscow has not yet responded. Belgorod is a city, the administrative center of Russia in the Belgorod region, north of Russia’s border with Ukraine. The Iskander launch system has two guided missiles, ranges up to 500km and carries nuclear or conventional warheads.

Senior negotiator and adviser to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak today called on Moscow to agree to a real Easter truce. “Russia repeatedly attacked the Azovstal factory in Mariupol. That’s where Ukrainian civilians and soldiers were heavily bombed, shelled.” He called on Russia to immediately open a humanitarian corridor to civilians and agreed to negotiate to facilitate military and civilian exchanges.

Ukraine repels multiple Russian attacks in Donbass

The updated British intelligence report today writes that during the week Ukraine has repelled a series of Russian attack along the contact boundary in the Donbass. “While Russia has made some territorial progress, Ukrainian resistance remains strong on all fronts and has caused significant damage to Russian forces,” the British report said.

The British Ministry of Defense said that low morale and limited time to reorganize and re-equip forces due to previous attacks could be the cause of hindering Russia’s combat effectiveness.

On Friday, Russia announced that its main goal in Ukraine was to gain “full control” over southern Ukraine and the eastern Donbas region. The announcement, made by a top Russian military official, marks the first time since the start of the conflict that Russia has admitted to fighting to establish a land corridor through Ukraine linking Russia with Crimea and the peninsula were annexed to Russia in 2014.

Hoai Linh